Category-wise Allocation for Welfare of Scheduled Castes under Union Budget (2021–22 to 2023–24)
The dataset provides category-wise budget allocations for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) under the Union Budget, covering three financial years: 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24. It highlights government spending priorities in education, health, housing, livelihood, and social empowerment.
Dataset Metrics
Data Format
Dataset Schema (5 features)
| Name | Type | Nullable | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Categorical | No | Budget demand category grouping schemes under a specific government demand number. |
| Sl.No. | Integer | No | Serial number assigned to each scheme entry within the category. |
| Ministry/Department | String | No | Name of the government ministry or department responsible for the scheme. |
| Scheme | String | No | Name of the government scheme or program receiving budget allocations. |
| Actuals 2021-2022 Revenue | Float | No | Actual revenue expenditure for the scheme during fiscal year 2021–2022. |
License & Compliance
About This Dataset
Covers major welfare sectors for Scheduled Castes, such as Education, Healthcare, Housing, Skill Development, Social Security, and Livelihood Promotion. The dataset provides details on allocations across consecutive years, enabling analysis of trends, growth, and priority shifts in budget distribution.
Data Quality
The dataset is mostly structured and numeric for financial columns. Some rows contain missing values in the serial number column, likely representing summary rows such as totals. Financial values appear consistently formatted as numeric decimals.
Use Cases
Policy analysis, government spending monitoring, agricultural program funding analysis, public finance research, economic modeling, and fiscal transparency studies.
Limitations
The dataset focuses on financial allocations only and does not include performance indicators, outcomes, or geographic distribution of scheme spending.
Methodology
The data is likely compiled from official Union Budget documents and departmental expenditure reports published by the Government of India.
Geographic Coverage
Source Information
Governance & Review
Usage & Restrictions
License: GODL-India — This dataset is licensed for use by the purchasing entity. Refer to the specific license terms for permitted use.
Access Control: Download links are time-limited and single-use. All access is logged for audit purposes.